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cooby Jan 16 2010 11:06 AM

Anybody know what SPK might mean? I was reading a book, and that was a text message the main character got to end the book, and I don't know what it means, so I don't technically know how the book ends

metsmarathon Jan 16 2010 11:14 AM Re: Text Speak

"speak"?

themetfairy Jan 16 2010 11:25 AM Re: Text Speak

Was that the initials of one of the characters?

cooby Jan 16 2010 11:30 AM Re: Text Speak

No, it was that Mr. Dixon book you sent me, and remember, it ended with him excitedly waiting for hours at the airport for his girlfriend's plane to land, and when it finally did, she wasn't on it, but just texted him with "SPK". I'm kinda hoping it's short for "I'm a royal bitch, and you deserve much better than me, Israel, and I deserve to get an itchy itchy rash on my ass which flares up during staff meetings", but I can't really work it out to mean that.

themetfairy Jan 16 2010 12:08 PM Re: Text Speak

I wish I remembered the book well enough to offer you a better explanation.

Kong76 Jan 16 2010 12:56 PM Re: Text Speak

Maybe it's the airport code for Spokane.

cooby Jan 16 2010 01:12 PM Re: Text Speak

As in "I accidentally got on a plane to Spokane"?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 16 2010 02:04 PM Re: Text Speak

"Single Point Kill?" (He didn't look down to see a red targeting dot on his chest, did he?) http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/SPK

Valadius Jan 16 2010 02:15 PM Re: Text Speak

Sorry something something?

cooby Jan 16 2010 02:41 PM Re: Text Speak

MetFairy sent me that dictionary, nothing seemed to work. Sorry something something is probably it...but what? Sorry PalsKee?

cooby Jan 16 2010 02:51 PM Re: Text Speak

[quote="themetfairy"]I wish I remembered the book well enough to offer you a better explanation.

Metfairy, it is the one about the mobile librarian in Northern Ireland who was in the department store when the owner of the store went missing, along with a bunch of cash. Israel was accused of the robbery and sets out to find the answers, hooks up with some guy who drives him in a van around Northern Ireland and they finally find Mr Dixon at a resort, along with his wife, of all people. Anyway, at the end he is waiting at the airport for his girlfriend from London to arrive by plane and the plane arrives without her. That is when he finds the text SPK on his phone. But I remembered it was in another part of the book too... ...the texting had t urned into a one way correspondence. "LO", he'd text. No reply. "LO?" No reply. "RUOK?" No reply. "RUF2T?" No reply. "PCM" No reply. "PLS" No reply. The most she'd ever text back would be "SPK" But they rarely did. Does any of that help?

themetfairy Jan 16 2010 03:33 PM Re: Text Speak

I remember the book, but not the details :(

Edgy DC Jan 16 2010 09:11 PM Re: Text Speak

Probably just means speak. Or it's a mystery that'll be revealed to you in the fullness of time.

MFS62 Jan 17 2010 08:29 AM Re: Text Speak

[quote="Edgy DC":165tho2v]Probably just means speak. Or it's a mystery that'll be revealed to you in the fullness of time.[/quote:165tho2v] Or in a sequel. Later

cooby Jan 17 2010 05:05 PM Re: Text Speak

That's a thought...

cooby Jan 23 2010 11:46 AM Re: Text Speak

I'll bet K is either "know" or "kiss" but still, I am stumped (yes I am still working on this ;) )

metirish Jan 23 2010 12:26 PM Re: Text Speak

It means speak, and here is a nifty translator for such situations http://www.transl8it.com/cgi-win/index.pl

cooby Jan 23 2010 03:14 PM Re: Text Speak

That is neat!